remake

5

Rosebush Pruning

… spectacle without substance: a film that gestures toward scandal and intensity but offers little emotional resonance or intellectual insight in return.
9

Bugonia

… isn’t nearly as good as Lanthimos’s The Favourite or The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Both had such masterful visual style combined with purity of intent. This is looser
7.3

The Toxic Avenger

… an engaging, fast-paced, surprisingly slick and genuinely affectionate love letter to Troma films specifically and trashy B-grade flicks in general.